National Republican., 1887-05-14
LODGE OF SORROW.
Programme OF Services to be Held at
Metropolitan Church.

The beautiful Lodge of Sorrow services at
the Metropolitan NJ, E, Church Monday will DO
largely attended, judging by the demand
made for tickets. The church will be opened
at 2 O'Clock, and those holding tickets are ex-
peeled 70 be seated before Soclock. Mithras
and the lodge will march from their sanctuary
TO the church, which will be reached at
o'clock sharp. The officers and members will
Venerable Master HS Wm. S oscar ef"H Roome s Who
will preside. has detailed the following sl'
Masons to assist him in the ceremonies: Geo.
junior warden; A. II. Holt, master of cere.
monies. 4. d. Singleton and r, /. Fleming, ex-
perts Edward Fitzki, 8So, will be in charge
He win be in command over ali entrances to
the church, and all sentinels and ushers will
report to him for assignment to-, duty. The
Gawlor, English, Robinson, Merrill, Shilling,
Pennebaker, Tnppan, Burnside, Hay, OCon-
nor, and Wardle. They will wear tho apron
\. The twenty.sevcn members deta,ied o torn
the Lodge OF Sorrow will wear the uniform of
the 32', with swords; also. a laubskin apron.
The church will not be draped In mourning
as IL customary. The master OF the lodge Will
be seated on the,platform, with his wardens
ut his LEFT and right hands, midway oil the east
and west aisle and seated on raised platforms.
In front OF. the master will be coffin on an
elevated platform, with the head to the west
IL VIII be covered with black cloth, and on II
will lay an apron Of white lambsRin, 9
lewel Of the isiShesi degree Y'iSs possessed ed
by the deceased, and q sword with a black
with lighted candles, are placed at the east,
west, and south OF 1t. Near tho altar will be
ten escutcheons, each bearing the name OF
deceased member As soon as the master
organ ceases, and at the sound of his gavel
the DE Profundis'' will be sung by the SEPT
tish Rite choir. Then follows tho reading of the
part of the "Misirere." At the first miserere
the light in the south is extinguished, at the
second the light in the west and at the
a %Sff oS 6use s Shs as rosdns a ns cast o hs
remaining parts Of the ritual the hymns,
essn,y tho nG,S pSsa g. sGhy- ssny sss Lead Us
the chant "Magnihcat" will be sung Follow
ing the primate's prayer and the reading of q
small gSr!I q the ritual will be the chant
lodge. viii be followed by another prayer BY
the primate, and then comes soprano solo.
Hear Us, Father" by Mrs. Alice swaine
Hunter, During the rclighting of the lights in
choir will sing the "Te Deum.n After the sing.
ing of the hymn "Mourn Not Him Whose Star
Has Set" Brother e. b. Hay, 17o, delivers an
chorus 'fnaammStSs viii be seis sung By he the
Ascension Church choir. After the doxology,
bepediction will be pronounced by Rev.
DIutneT u. 4. NeWmhn, ID. ID.
The organists viii be W. +. Middleton, 800,
and Prof. John Theophil. Prof Il. 3. Holmes,
32o, will be the musical director.
The officers of Mithras Lodge are William
Oscar Roome, $50. venerable master; Alex.
Hollenbe ok Holt, 32o. X. G. c. H., senior war;
Samuel Baxter l5o, orator; Robert Ball, SO
almoner; George Edgar Corson, 32o, X. c. G. H.,
secretary; Warren Jesse Lown. treasurer;
Francis J. Woodman, 800. master of ceremonies
ceremonies; Granville Mason, 14o, expert; Mar
tin O'Connor, 30o, assistant expert; John Au-
gustus Foos, 800, captain of the guard, and
William J. Hay, 80 tiler. Honorary mem.
bors-yohn Mills Brown. $50; Robert Il. Crow.
ell, 800; Nathan Lehman. $3.50; George Bailey
Loring, 800; Albert Pike, 33o Ben: Perley Poore,
$50; Henry Moore Teller, $50; VIM, w. Uptou,
33o, and Frederick Webber. 33o.